November 19, 2008
Starting in February 2009, PC Magazine will become a 100-percent digital publication. PC Magazine which was started in 1982 and introduced software and hardware reviews, will claim the jobs of about seven employees with the closure of the print edition.
ReadWriteWeb reports that “A number of publishers have been experimenting with digital editions similar to PC [...]
November 9, 2008
The Advertising Age published an article about the future of print today. It correctly points out how publishing business models are changing rapidly as companies announce layoffs.
As Time Inc. Chairman-CEO Ann Moore said in a speech last week, “If you’re sitting on your five-year plan, you’re delusional.”
November 4, 2008
ReadWriteWeb reports that the Mozilla’s Firefox web-brower has finally reached a twenty percent share of the browser market. Firefox has continued to prove itself as both standards compliant and safe.
Mozilla also released news of their new “private browsing” features. Firefox’s new feature attempts to make sure that your web browsing activities don’t leave any trace [...]
October 28, 2008
The New York Times reported today that The Christian Science Monitor is the first national newspaper to give up on it’s print edition. It’s a bold move for the century old paper who will now be publishing online only.
As Stephanie Clifford correctly points out, “In an industry that has been conducting layoffs, closing bureaus and [...]
October 27, 2008
Geoff Ramsey over at eMarketer feels that growth for online advertising will continue to show double-digit gains in both 2008 and 2009.
According to a June McKinsey & Co. survey of 340 senior marketing executives worldwide, 91% are using online advertising, and over one-half indicate that their companies plan to maintain or exceed current levels where [...]
October 23, 2008
It appears that the New York Times is struggling to make ends meet as reported by Henry Blodget at the Silicon Allley Insider. While advertising revenues are falling – the company is using its cash reserves faster than they are coming in.
The NYT reported in a company report today, that revenues decreased 8.0% compared with [...]
October 20, 2008
Mike Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology Kansas State University, created an excellent video that illustrates the progression of digital media.
While much of the talk about personal branding, Web 2.0 and all the other second generation buzz words might seem like hype, this video manages to capture the true nature of “hypermedia.”
October 18, 2008
While there’s still a chance that Twitter won’t find a successful revenue model – Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures feels the question of whether Twitter would monetize was the stupidest question in the world.
He stated: “It’s like the stupidest question in the world – How’s Twitter going to make money. It’s like ‘How was [...]
October 7, 2008
According to a new report released by The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Internet ad revenue surged in the first half of 2008, up 15.2 percent to $11.5 billion.
“Interactive advertising continues to demonstrate year over year growth as marketers and consumers increase their embrace of digital media,” said Randall Rothenberg, president and CEO of [...]
October 5, 2008
Craig Newmark the founder of craigslist.org talks about the value of community service and keeping things free. No one can question the success of craigslist or the fact that it has managed to maintain the pioneering spirit of web publishing.
While Newmark maintains that he is simply a customer service representative for the site, craigslist is [...]